Yes you have good cause to be mad at the Democrats, but never forget that a political party emerged in this country whose platform included hungry kids, sick kids, and deported kids — and we were all conditioned to act like that was the party of “real America” And so maybe it is.

Can we afford to live where we do without the ACA subsidies? Can you?

ADL's Greenblatt: "[Mamdani] went to an antizionist synagogue! Which is like going to the black breakout at CPAC and saying you understand African Americans!" Essentially Greenblatt admits here — the right hates Black folks. If so, why cozy up to them? Unless you don't, y'know, care about racism?

Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

“Pro-life” The absolute chutzpah of these monsters. I want candidates who campaign on saving lives, and voters for whom that makes all the difference.

Yasher koyach to Agudath Israel for putting out such a mentshlikh statement even about a guy who causes them concern. (Some other Jewish organizations could learn something from this.)

Another desperate plea for irrelevance.

The day began with word of the death of a man who exploited 9/11 to engineer the killing of perhaps one million Muslims in Iraq. The day ended with New York electing a Muslim mayor. Tectonic shift.

Another Mamdani voter who hates the Jews, no doubt.

Oy enough kvetching about young Jews and their motivations from legacy Jewish leaders: “Why do young Jews stand up for everyone but themselves??” Ever since Abe & Sarah opened their tent flaps to migrants, “standing up for others” has been the essence of Judaism. Stop kvetching. Start listening.

Rabbis: We've come together to publicly repudiate Jews who support this candidate. Jews: Gosh, we think you're wrong for doing that. Rabbis: What happened to unity? Why must you be so divisive?

I’m heartbroken that my rabbinic colleagues are focused on Mamdani, while Jew-hatred that consumed the lives of synagogue goers has become official GOP — and government — policy. Thanks to @theradr.bsky.social for encouraging me to submit this to The Forward.

I think the dads should agree to call it a tie and all the boys get pizza and a cup of soda.

There's a whole country on the verge of a heart attack. Thank God we have universal healthcare

The timing of this, with people facing actual starvation, is hard to fathom. It’s like looking up at people hanging out of a burning building and saying, “Is it really smart for them to live up so high?”

The need for whitefish salad and pumpernickel bagels are not political preferences or partisan talking point. These are inseparable strands of my Jewish identity. To ask me to check my need for decent appetizing at the door is offensive – no different than asking me to reject God, Torah, or mitzvot.

This racist rhetoric is EXACTLY what was said about our Jewish ancestors when they came to the US. Noisy strangers who speak a funny language. This is what should outrage Jewish leaders — not a mayoral candidate that young Jews find refreshing and inspirational.

Remember that Game 3 is in California, and it can take weeks for all the mail-in scoring to come in.

Proud to say that I've joined 1000 other rabbis in signing a letter saying that the Blue Jays should just win this already.

Is it just how Fox has it miked, or has the Dodger Stadium organ always been this loud and annoying?

Today's the 8th anniversary of the Tree of Life pogrom. The killer explained that Jews “bring [immigrant] invaders in that kill our people.” Today this "white genocide" theory is at the core of the GOP. See the recruitment ad for ICE. Imagine 1000 rabbis signing a letter condemning this. If only.

Rabbis: Who are these Jews to criticize Israel when they've never lived there?? Also rabbis: Here is why I, a rabbi in Truth or Consequences, NM, signed on to this letter about the New York mayoral election.

This is the holy work that will redeem our land.

I've seen other messages like this from other police departments ... Is it me, or is this unusual? Can you remember other moments when police acknowledged peaceful protest?

Like a lot of Jewish kids (you know who you are), I grew up wondering, "would they hide me?" That friend? Probably? That neighbor? Definitely not. Now it's time to ask a different question. "Would I hide them?"

In early ‘24, I went with a rabbinic delegation to Israel. We all were moved by Michael and Faina Kuperstein, holocaust survivors and grandparents of hostage Bar Kuperstein. Today Bar was freed. Baruch Atah Adonai, haTov v’haMeitiv. Blessed are You, the One who is Good and does Good.

I'm sure this will engender as much outrage as the "All about the Benjamins" comment... right?

you know when we tell you that sometimes the stephen miller criticism flirts with antisemitism, we're not making it up...

Newsom, Pritzker, other Blue state governors: If ICE agents abduct people without cause, arrest them for kidnapping. If ICE agents break into a building, arrest them for burglary. Fight. Back.

It is wrong to blame an attack on a synagogue on Yom Kippur on Jewish support for Israel, and it is equally wrong to blame it on Muslim immigration to the UK. We can't give in to mutual hate. Be better, everyone.

A visit from Jehovahs Witnesses gave me the chance to teach the mitzvah of pursuing justice. They looked up the bible verses and asked me to repeat the Hebrew pronunciations. I invited them back any time. Sadly, they weren't eager to stay. You may be shocked to know they didn't leave any materials.

The irony of the Jew-hater's favored metaphor for purported Jewish secret control of world governments and markets being the octopus, when the octopus doesn't even seem to know what the hell it's doing.

Tried to warn anyone who would listen that Georgia was the testing grounds for nationwide fascism — privately funding police training, beating protestors, militarizing campuses, calling dissent organized crime.

I liked life better when I didn't have to care what was going on with Jimmy Kimmel.

If you're an alum and suggest on the New College of Florida FB page actually a statue of a racist, transphobic, sexist Jew-hater should be toppled — in the Jewish tradition of the toppling of all idols — this is the response you can expect. You can also expect the college to do nothing to stop it.

“Remember how I was engraving bullets?” 😒

I must really be getting old. I can still remember the days when Jews didn't say nice things about guys who spit on the memory of our Six Million.

Truly bizarre to see people attacked, shamed, and disciplined for saying things about Charlie Kirk that are 1000x less offensive than what Charlie Kirk said about people

"We condemn political violence in all forms."

“The memory of the righteous is for a blessing” (Proverbs 10:7) There’s a second half to the verse: “… and the name of the wicked rots.”

More like Director of Health and Human Sacrifice, amirite?

Remember back in the day when we tried soothing ourselves by speculating that Trump was taking outlandish positions to surreptitiously torpedo the Republican party? We were cute then.

🚨URGENT! Will Tae Heung Kim, a legal permanent resident, was held in CBP custody at SFO airport for *over a week.* He's a beloved son, brother, student, and community member in Texas. CBP has repeatedly denied Will access to legal counsel – even telling his lawyer “don’t bother calling back." (1/2)

“Tisha B’Av must be different this year. It cannot focus exclusively on the misfortune that has befallen us. It must address the staggering pain we have inflicted on others.” forward.com/opinion/7597...

How will we explain this to our children? When they ask what we did when it happened, what will we say? When they wonder why be Jewish if this is Judaism, how will we answer?

Genocide Don

"Anyone with half a brain can see this war is continuing for political reasons. There's no reason to keep going. We're not achieving anything – we're just risking our lives over and over... No one believes we're helping to bring the hostages home. If anything, we're putting them in more danger.”

What you have here is five people of one ethnicity smiling about locking up a mass group of people from another ethnicity. Why would you NOT call this a concentration camp? === Also —— the bill just passed by the Senate would multiply the budget for this racist project by a factor of 20